This self-evaluation guide considers four discussion topics--(1) school site, (2) buildings and equipment, (3) heating, ventilation, and lighting, and (4) maintenance and custodial services. At the beginning of each topic a statement of guiding principles sets forth philosophy, aims, and objectives indicative of desirable school environment. A…

The study presents a ten-year projection of pupil population in the district determined by the survival technique using city census, postal receipts, agricultural employment, school census, building permits, and birth rates as indicators of future school membership. The existing school buildings were surveyed for strengths and shortcomings and a…

Facility requirements outlined include a location accessible to students and staff; specific furniture design for a guidance information center and counseling rooms; furniture for storing equipment and records; and how to avoid planning faults. Photographs are included of some of the furnishings, and sketches show building floor plans of guidance…

Recommendations that can be translated into architectural design were formed after an architectural committee and staff members visited select campuses to study housing patterns and to talk with students and staff; studied the literature related to student housing patterns and architecture; and met with external consultants. The plan is to have…

The annotated bibliography, one in a series of over 50 similar listings related to handicapped and gifted children, contains 91 references selected from Exceptional Child Education Abstracts dealing with physical facilities, educational or institutional, for exceptional children. The entries, which include texts, journal articles, research…

Chapter I provides a background and explains pertinent library lighting problems such as quality, function, aesthetics, intensity, and costs. Emphasis is on the quality and function of lighting for library users. Chapter II deals with the comments and answers to questions by persons who have a special interest and competence in the field of…

To determine the type of day care used and/or desired, a survey was conducted with representatives and women employees in industries in five economic planning and development districts of Arkansas during the summer and fall of 1971. Approximately 50 percent of the industries participated, with a total of 21,000 women responding to the survey.…

A directory of new school buildings in Pennsylvania with open-space construction and those which recently renovated or built a new wing designed for open-concept teaching is provided. Entries are arranged by county, and with counties by school district. School address, contact person (and his/her address and telephone number), and a brief…

Three teams of architects and educators from across the country met to study three older school buildings and suggest economical plans for changing them into open plan schools. This booklet presents notes from the team discussions about proposed building changes and changes in educational practice. Sketches of the original floor plans and the…

School districts with surplus space and those wishing to obtain space more economically than by constructing conventional additions will obtain insights from this collection of eight abstracts of references in the ERIC system. (MLF)

Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, New Jersey, is an open space facility. Follow-up studies of graduates and noncontinuing students indicate satisfaction with the structure. (Author/MLF)

A review of the development of energy standards legislation in building design and the positions emerging in response to the proposed performance standards. (Author)

At the University of Southern California solar-access design research project, Barry Knowles and students have devised a solar envelope: the largest volumetric container over a land parcel that allows solar access to all adjacent neighbors within useful time constraints. (Author/MLF)

Considers the changes and responsibilities that administrators and instructors in journalism departments must face because of federal regulations designed to assist students with special needs. (RL)

Forty-one seventh and eighth grade New York students were interviewed for purposes of determining the kinds of "built" (architectural) space most valued by children. Results indicated geometrically irregular and multileveled structures were most appealing to children. Unexpected, secret, or hidden places were also considered especially…